Tsiolkovskiy (crater)
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Tsiolkovskiy is a large lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. Named for Russian scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky,[3] it lies in the southern hemisphere, to the west of the large crater Gagarin, and northwest of Milne. Just to the south is Waterman, with Neujmin to the south-southwest. The crater protrudes into the neighbouring Fermi, an older crater of comparable size that does not have a lava-flooded floor.
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Coordinates | 20.38°S 128.97°E / -20.38; 128.97 |
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Diameter | 184.39 km (114.57 mi) |
Depth | 5.2 km (3.2 mi)[1][2] |
Colongitude | 235° at sunrise |
Eponym | Konstantin Tsiolkovsky |
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Tsiolkovskiy is one of the largest craters of Upper (Late) Imbrian age.[4]